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Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)

Name: Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)
Description: Fred Dibnah, the English steeplejack, shows how ladders are fixed up the outside of a tall brick mill chimney. The footage was filmed in the mid-1990s and is part one of two.

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People point to it as a vivid explanation of how industrial chimneys were climbed for inspection and repair.

Fred Dibnah, the English steeplejack, shows how ladders are fixed up the outside of a tall brick mill chimney. The footage was filmed in the mid-1990s and is part one of two.

“there is a great series showing how industrial chimneys made of brick were climbed for inspection and repair.” (HN, 2021)

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@Element_ May 2012 Recommends

on HN thread Why are the cooling towers on nuclear power plants funny shaped?

That is a pretty crazy way to make a living. Here is a vid showing how they setup the ladders on the side of the chimney. [this video]

Shows how ladders are set up on the side of a chimney.

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@Cerium Jul 2021 Recommends

on HN thread Camera Repair Course (2019)

Regarding the bricklayer - if you have not seen it there is a great series showing how industrial chimneys made of brick were climbed for inspection and repair. [this video]

Great series on how brick industrial chimneys were climbed for inspection and repair.

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@Nooshu Jun 2022 Cites it

on HN thread Laddering a Chimney (1978) [video]

Whole host of his videos are on Youtube, many hours worth: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] *Other videos* - [Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)]( [this video] ) - [Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 2)]( [link] ) - [Fred Dibnah How to climb a chimney overhang at 50+]( [link] ) - [Fred Dibnah How to erect a chimney scaffold]( [link] ) - [Fred Dibnah Tribute (2004)]( [link] )

Listed among other Fred Dibnah videos.

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@stevekemp Sep 2022 Cites it

on HN thread Fred Dibnah: How to erect a chimney scaffold

You might wonder how to get the ladders up the side of the chimney first, but that's explained in this other video: [this video]

Explains how the ladders get up the chimney in the first place.

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